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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning have enabled people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Costa Rica to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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